It matters which class you are in: student-centred teaching and the enjoyment of learning mathematics

The 2007 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Survey highlighted how attitudes to mathematics had declined sharply for students in many of the high attaining countries in the survey, England being no exception. There is a notable drop in positive attitudes to mathematics between 9 and 14...

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Main Author: Noyes, Andrew
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Published: Taylor and Francis Group 2012
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description The 2007 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Survey highlighted how attitudes to mathematics had declined sharply for students in many of the high attaining countries in the survey, England being no exception. There is a notable drop in positive attitudes to mathematics between 9 and 14, as well as a remarkable decline for 14 year olds over time. This paper explores survey data collected from over 3000 11-year-olds in 16 schools during 2008 with the goal of exploring possible factors that might be contributing to this attitudinal decline. The association between student-centred teaching and enjoyment of learning mathematics is reported as part of a multi-scale analysis that shows the extent to which student experiences differ between schools and between classes within schools.
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spelling nottingham-277832020-05-04T16:34:20Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/27783/ It matters which class you are in: student-centred teaching and the enjoyment of learning mathematics Noyes, Andrew The 2007 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Survey highlighted how attitudes to mathematics had declined sharply for students in many of the high attaining countries in the survey, England being no exception. There is a notable drop in positive attitudes to mathematics between 9 and 14, as well as a remarkable decline for 14 year olds over time. This paper explores survey data collected from over 3000 11-year-olds in 16 schools during 2008 with the goal of exploring possible factors that might be contributing to this attitudinal decline. The association between student-centred teaching and enjoyment of learning mathematics is reported as part of a multi-scale analysis that shows the extent to which student experiences differ between schools and between classes within schools. Taylor and Francis Group 2012-10-30 Article PeerReviewed Noyes, Andrew (2012) It matters which class you are in: student-centred teaching and the enjoyment of learning mathematics. Research in Mathematics Education, 14 (3). pp. 273-290. ISSN 1479-4802 grouping learner attitudes student-centred pedagogy classroom culture http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/14794802.2012.734974 10.1080/14794802.2012.734974 10.1080/14794802.2012.734974 10.1080/14794802.2012.734974
spellingShingle grouping
learner attitudes
student-centred pedagogy
classroom culture
Noyes, Andrew
It matters which class you are in: student-centred teaching and the enjoyment of learning mathematics
title It matters which class you are in: student-centred teaching and the enjoyment of learning mathematics
title_full It matters which class you are in: student-centred teaching and the enjoyment of learning mathematics
title_fullStr It matters which class you are in: student-centred teaching and the enjoyment of learning mathematics
title_full_unstemmed It matters which class you are in: student-centred teaching and the enjoyment of learning mathematics
title_short It matters which class you are in: student-centred teaching and the enjoyment of learning mathematics
title_sort it matters which class you are in: student-centred teaching and the enjoyment of learning mathematics
topic grouping
learner attitudes
student-centred pedagogy
classroom culture
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